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At the commencement of the year the Committee decided to
adopt a scheme for the complete reorganisation of the work of
the School Medical Service, especially in regard to the office
routine. The scheme included:—
1. The introduction of a scheme of record-keeping on the
lines suggested by the Board of Education.
2. The transference of all work in connection with the School
Medical Service, previously carried out in the general
office of the Public Health Department, to the office of
the School Medical Section.
3. The purchase of a typewriter and the necessary cabinets
and files.
The process of re-organisation, which has involved very considerable
increased pressure of work upon the staff of the Section,
has clearly demonstrated the shortcomings and inefficiencies of
the methods formerly employed, and an augmentation in the
clerical staff will require consideration if complete efficiency is to
be maintained.
The following is a synopsis of School Medical Work for the
year 1923. The figures for the year 1922 are also given for comparison:—
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF WORK.
1922. 1923.
Routine and Special Inspection 7,146 8,341
Re-inspections 2,201 2,956
Consultations at Inspection Clinic 6,113 10,982
Number of Treatments at Clinic 8,036 16,616
General Cleanliness Visits to Schools 251 315
Nurses' Visits to Homes 2,912 2,919
Children examined for Cleanliness 65,464 62,207
(a) At the commencement of the year arrangements were made
for the Medical Inspection of all children admitted to the schools
during the year, of all children between 8 and 9 years of age, and
of all children between 12 and 13 years of age, together with
children over 13 years of age who had not already been examined
after reaching the age of 12.